JNUEE 2020 Question Paper M.Phil International Organisation

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Exam Date: 08-Oct-2020
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Examination: 1. Course Code - M.Phil.
2. Field of Study - International Organisation (ORGP)
SECTION 1 - SECTION 1

Question No.1 (Question Id - 29)
Which of the following can be source of primary data in research ?
(A) Survey
(B) Experiment
(C) Survey and Reference
(D) Survey and Experiment (Correct Answer)

Question No.2 (Question Id - 42)
Neo-realism or structural realism explains power politics in terms of :
(A) Anarchy (Correct Answer)
(B) Internationalism
(C) Polyarchy
(D) Moralism

Question No.3 (Question Id - 36)
The structural adjustment programmes are related with :
(A) WTO
(B) WHO
(C) World Bank (Correct Answer)
(D) UNDP

Question No.4 (Question Id - 94)
Which of the following body is the predecessor of UNO ?
(A) Trusteeship Council
(B) ECOSOC
(C) ILO (Correct Answer)
(D) UNICEF

Question No.5 (Question Id - 76)
Constructivists argue that :
(A) Scientific enquiry can uncover absolute truths.
(B) Material forces are much more important than ideas.
(C) Individuals are powerless to shape the world as they find it.
(D) The truth is always socially constructed. (Correct Answer)

Question No.6 (Question Id - 44)
Field-work based research is classified as :
(A) Descriptive
(B) Logical
(C) Empirical (Correct Answer)
(D) Experimental

Question No.7 (Question Id - 37)
Which of these was initially set-up as “Atoms for Peace” organization in 1957 ?
(A) Pugwash Conference
(B) CTBT
(C) IAEA (Correct Answer)
(D) NPT

Question No.8 (Question Id - 86)

Which one of the following factors is not associated with the cultural effects of
globalization ?

(A) Atomisation of societies
(B) Relevance of Nation–state (Correct Answer)
(C) Intensification of capital investment
(D) Nuclear family unit

Question No.9 (Question Id - 67)
Which of the following selects the judges of the International Court of Justice ?
(A) UN Security Council
(B) International Law Commission
(C) UN General Assembly (Correct Answer)
(D) UN Secretary General

Question No.10 (Question Id - 58)
Frankfurt School is associated with :
(A) Conservatism
(B) Environmentalism
(C) Marxism (Correct Answer)
(D) Anarchism

Question No.11 (Question Id - 40)
The idea of cosmopolitanism was revived during the Enlightenment and was expressed
most influentially in the works of :

(A) John Locke
(B) Immanuel Kant (Correct Answer)
(C) Rousseau
(D) Hegel

Question No.12 (Question Id - 23)
This maxim “From particular to general” exemplifies :
(A) Deductive method
(B) Comparative method
(C) Inductive method (Correct Answer)
(D) Investigative method

Question No.13 (Question Id - 81)
Where is the Headquarter of International Seabed Authority (ISA) located ?
(A) Jamaica (Correct Answer)
(B) Madagascar
(C) Geneva
(D) Sydney

Question No.14 (Question Id - 57)
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
(A) The Poverty of Philosophy – Karl Marx
(B) The Poverty of Historicism – Antomio Gramsci (Correct Answer)
(C) Philosophical Investigations – Ludwig Wittgenstein
(D) The Problems of Philosophy – Bertrand Russell

Question No.15 (Question Id - 70)
Non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected for :
(A) Two years (Correct Answer)
(B) Five years
(C) Four years
(D) Three years

Question No.16 (Question Id - 1)
Which of these is NOT an official source of Public International Law ?

(A) Custom
(B) International treaties
(C) Verdicts of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (Correct Answer)
(D) The opinions of international legal experts

Question No.17 (Question Id - 5)
Liberalism assumes that :
(A) Human nature is immutable, that the international system is anarchical, and that
events are determined by the distribution of state capabilities.

(B) Human nature is immutable, that the international system is inherently
conflictual, and that peace is only temporary.

(C) Human nature is irrelevant and that politics is the result of forces of economic
production.

(D) Human nature is based on reason, that individuals can co-operate, and
that international society is progressive.

(Correct Answer)

Question No.18 (Question Id - 15)
In the context of which of the following do you sometimes find the terms ‘amber box,
blue box and green box’ in the news ?

(A) WTO affairs (Correct Answer)
(B) SAARC affairs
(C) UNFCCC affairs
(D) India-EU negotiations on FTA

Question No.19 (Question Id - 35)
Survey research studies :
(A) Processes
(B) Populations (Correct Answer)
(C) Events
(D) Circumstances

Question No.20 (Question Id - 71)
Which country decided to join the United Nations, as Member, on the basis of the results
of a referendum held in the country ?

(A) Sweden
(B) Switzerland (Correct Answer)
(C) Finland
(D) Holland

Question No.21 (Question Id - 83)
COPUOS is an organization related to :
(A) Sky
(B) Deserts
(C) Space (Correct Answer)
(D) Ocean

Question No.22 (Question Id - 60)
INTERPOL stands for :

(A) International Police Organization
(B) International Association of Police
(C) International Criminal Police Organization (Correct Answer)
(D) International Intelligence Police

Question No.23 (Question Id - 95)
Which of the following two multilateral treaties were opened for signature at Earth
Summit at Rio de Janeiro in 1992 ?

(A) UNFCC and Convention on Biological Diversity. (Correct Answer)
(B) UNIFCC Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Trans-boundary
context.
(C) Convention of Biological Diversity and Convention for the Protection of the
Ozone Layer.
(D) UNFCC and Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer.

Question No.24 (Question Id - 100)
The UN Library headquartered at New York is named after which of the following
Secretary Generals ?

(A) Kurt Waldheim
(B) Dag Hammarskjold (Correct Answer)
(C) Trygve Lie
(D) U. Thant

Question No.25 (Question Id - 77)
The African Union was formed in one of the following years :
(A) 1995
(B) 2001 (Correct Answer)
(C) 2002
(D) 2004

Question No.26 (Question Id - 52)
The population census carried out by the Government of India can be an example of :
(A) Exploratory Research
(B) Descriptive Research (Correct Answer)
(C) Experimental Research
(D) Diagnostic Research

Question No.27 (Question Id - 69)
Who presided over the San Francisco Conference that was the main thrust to establish
the UNO ?

(A) Lord Lawishe
(B) Lord Halifax (Correct Answer)
(C) Earl Warren
(D) Trygve Lie

Question No.28 (Question Id - 11)
What is ‘Greenhouse Gas Protocol’ ?
(A) It is an international accounting tool for government and business leaders
to understand, quantify and manage greenhouse gas emissions.

(Correct Answer)
(B) It is an initiative of the United Nations to offer financial incentives to developing
countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adopt eco-friendly
technologies.

(C) It is an inter-governmental agreement ratified by all the member countries of the
United Nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to specified levels by the
year 2022.

(D) It is one of the multilateral REDD + initiatives hosted by the World Bank.

Question No.29 (Question Id - 28)
Which type of research is related to the examination of cause and effects ?

(A) Descriptive
(B) Behavioural (Correct Answer)
(C) Investigative
(D) Diagnostic

Question No.30 (Question Id - 87)
“Controlled Group” is a term used in which type of the research ?
(A) Descriptive Research
(B) Historical Research
(C) Experimental Research (Correct Answer)
(D) Survey Research

Question No.31 (Question Id - 25)
Hypothesis cannot be stated in :
(A) Directional terms
(B) General terms (Correct Answer)
(C) Declarative terms
(D) Null and question terms

Question No.32 (Question Id - 75)
Special Drawing Rights (SDR) facility is available at :
(A) IMF (Correct Answer)
(B) WTO
(C) OECD
(D) ABD

Question No.33 (Question Id - 30)
Vienna circle is associated with which of the following methodological paradigm ?
(A) Post-Structuralism
(B) Logical Positivism (Correct Answer)
(C) Structure Functionalism
(D) Hegelian Marxism

Question No.34 (Question Id - 85)
Which of the following research types focuses on ameliorating the prevailing situations ?
(A) Fundamental Research
(B) Applied Research
(C) Action Research (Correct Answer)
(D) Experimental Research

Question No.35 (Question Id - 33)
The theory of falsifiability is associated with :
(A) Immanuel Kant
(B) Karl Marx
(C) Karl Popper (Correct Answer)
(D) Karl Mannheim

Question No.36 (Question Id - 31)
Research hypothesis is concerned with the :
(A) Prediction
(B) Relationship with some variables (Correct Answer)
(C) Analysis
(D) Report writing

Question No.37 (Question Id - 79)
The members of South American Union make the following groups :
(A) Mercosur and EU groups
(B) Andean and OAS groups
(C) Andean and Mercosur groups (Correct Answer)
(D) OAS and NAFTA groups

Question No.38 (Question Id - 65)
The chairmanship/ presidency of the UN Security Council rotates among the council
members.
(A) Every year (Correct Answer)
(B) Every month
(C) Every six months
(D) Every week

Question No.39 (Question Id - 78)
The Abuja Treaty (1991) resulted in the formation of one of the following :
(A) Gulf Cooperation Council
(B) African Central Bank
(C) African Economic Community (Correct Answer)
(D) African Monetary Union

Question No.40 (Question Id - 99)
In which chapter of the United Nations Charter, the principle of collective security is
enshrined ?
(A) Chapter VI
(B) Chapter IV
(C) Chapter V
(D) Chapter VII (Correct Answer)

Question No.41 (Question Id - 93)
The report of the World Commission on Environment and Development entitled Our
Common Future is also known as :

(A) Carter Report
(B) Annan Report
(C) Brundtland Report (Correct Answer)
(D) Bahuguna Report

Question No.42 (Question Id - 22)
Unstructured interviews are :
(A) Planned
(B) Focused
(C) Guided
(D) Informal (Correct Answer)

Question No.43 (Question Id - 7)
The condition in which states and their fortunes are connected to each other is known as
:

(A) Security
(B) Intergovernmentalism
(C) Interdependence (Correct Answer)
(D) Anarchy

Question No.44 (Question Id - 61)
Blue Berets refer to :
(A) UN Youth Volunteers
(B) Doctors Without Borders
(C) UN Peace Keepers (Correct Answer)
(D) War Embedded Journalists

Question No.45 (Question Id - 3)
What is the central contention of democratic peace theory ?
(A) Democracies do not fight wars with authoritarian states.
(B) Authoritarian regimes must be changed into democracies.
(C) Democracies sometimes have to fight wars against other democracies.
(D) Democracies do not fight wars against other democracies. (Correct
Answer)

Question No.46 (Question Id - 96)
Paris Climate Agreement was concluded to replace the :
(A) Kyoto Protocol (Correct Answer)
(B) Montreal Protocol
(C) Vienna Protocol
(D) Geneva Protocol

Question No.47 (Question Id - 73)
The predecessor of WTO was known as :
(A) ZATT
(B) NATT
(C) GATT (Correct Answer)
(D) SATT

Question No.48 (Question Id - 91)
For realists, the central force in international politics is the :
(A) security dilemma (Correct Answer)
(B) distribution of power
(C) prisoner’s dilemma
(D) hegemonic stability

Question No.49 (Question Id - 64)
Which method is used where the area of study is very extensive and not possible to
contact each and every respondent ?

(A) Survey
(B) Schedule
(C) Questionnaire (Correct Answer)
(D) Participant observation

Question No.50 (Question Id - 8)
According to idealism, states’ behavior is shaped by :
(A) The pursuit of power
(B) Complex interdependence
(C) Economic interests
(D) Morals and values (Correct Answer)

Question No.51 (Question Id - 68)
‘The state shall endeavour to foster respect for international law and treaty obligations in
the dealings of organised peoples with one another’. This provision of the Indian
Constitution is contained in which article ?

(A) Article 253
(B) Article 51 (Correct Answer)
(C) Article 265
(D) Article 31

Question No.52 (Question Id - 45)
The notion of human development has been central to the UN’s approach to poverty and
development when the first Human Development Report was published in the year :

(A) 1995
(B) 1990 (Correct Answer)
(C) 1998
(D) 1991

Question No.53 (Question Id - 17)
Select the correct conceptual frame-work indicated by the following characteristics :

A. Interested in understanding social phenomena in their historical, structural and
ideological context

B. Interested in social meanings

C. Creates data on social interactions

(A) Positivism
(B) Phenomenology (Correct Answer)
(C) Structuralism
(D) Behaviourism

Question No.54 (Question Id - 62)
The NAM summit which demanded expansion of the United Nations Security Council
was held at :
(A) Jakarta (Correct Answer)
(B) Cairo
(C) New Delhi
(D) Tehran

Question No.55 (Question Id - 55)
International Humanitarian Law relates to the conduct of states in a situation of :
(A) War (Correct Answer)
(B) Natural Calamites
(C) Environmental Hazards
(D) Climate Change

Question No.56 (Question Id - 2)
The ‘natural law’ perspective on international law is most associated with which IR
theory ?
(A) Realism
(B) Liberalism (Correct Answer)
(C) Marxism
(D) Critical Theory

Question No.57 (Question Id - 38)
The United Nation’s Convention on the Law of the Sea was signed in :
(A) 1982 (Correct Answer)
(B) 1992
(C) 1988
(D) 1995

Question No.58 (Question Id - 88)
In the process of undertaking research, formulation of Hypothesis is followed by which
step ?
(A) Collection of Data
(B) Selection of Research tools (Correct Answer)
(C) Analytics of Data
(D) Statement of Objectives

Question No.59 (Question Id - 24)
Information is :
(A) Processed data
(B) Organized data (Correct Answer)
(C) Raw data
(D) Input data

Question No.60 (Question Id - 50)
The term “international relations” was coined by :
(A) J.S. Mill
(B) Jeremy Bentham (Correct Answer)
(C) Woodrow Wilson
(D) Rousseau

Question No.61 (Question Id - 48)
What is the correct chronological sequence of these events leading to the formation of
United Nations Organization ?

(A) Atlantic Charter, Moscow Declaration, Tehran Conference, Dumbarton
Oaks Conference, Yalta Conference

(Correct Answer)
(B) Yalta Conference, Atlantic Charter, Tehran Conference, Dumbarton Oaks
Conference, Moscow Declaration

(C) Moscow Declaration, Atlantic Charter, Yalta Conference, Tehran Conference,
Dumbarton Oaks Conference

(D) Atlantic Charter, Yalta Conference, Dumbarton Oaks Conference, Moscow
Conference, Tehran Conference

Question No.62 (Question Id - 43)
Dramaturgical interviewing is carried out through :
(A) Sampling
(B) Role Playing (Correct Answer)
(C) Case Study
(D) Survey

Question No.63 (Question Id - 18)
Tippet’s method is the most scientific method of which type of sampling ?
(A) Quota Sampling
(B) Purposive Sampling
(C) Random Sampling (Correct Answer)
(D) Stratified Sampling

Question No.64 (Question Id - 66)
Which one of the following’s NOT related to disarmament ?
(A) CTBT
(B) NPT
(C) FMCT
(D) CENTO (Correct Answer)

Question No.65 (Question Id - 49)
Uruguay round of talks led to the establishment of :
(A) UNHRC
(B) WTO (Correct Answer)
(C) UN High Commissioner for Refugees
(D) Kyoto Protocol

Question No.66 (Question Id - 19)
Which of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) In census method, all the units of study are taken into account whereas in
sampling methods, few units are taken into consideration.

(B) Lottery method and card method are the techniques of Multi-stage
sampling. (Correct Answer)
(C) Questionnaire is an indirect method whereas schedule is a direct one with a
scope of participation by the researcher.

(D) Regular marking method and Irregular marking method are the techniques of
Random Sampling.

Question No.67 (Question Id - 56)

The research studies intended to test a hypothesis suggesting a casual relationship
between variables are known as :

(A) Experimental Studies (Correct Answer)
(B) Formulative Studies
(C) Descriptive Studies
(D) Exploratory Studies

Question No.68 (Question Id - 39)
Classical realism explains power politics in terms of :
(A) Moralism
(B) Egoism (Correct Answer)
(C) Functionalism
(D) Institutionalism

Question No.69 (Question Id - 51)
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
(A) Conjectures and Refutations – Karl Popper
(B) Sociological Imagination – C. Wright Mills
(C) The Structure of Scientific Revolution – Thomas S. Kuhn
(D) The Rules of Sociological Method – Max Weber (Correct Answer)

Question No.70 (Question Id - 21)
Select the correct research design indicated by the following characteristics :

A. Describes the accurate features of a phenomenon

B. Intends to find out the incidences of relationship between certain variables

C. Makes certain specific predictions

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

(A) Diagnostic Research Design
(B) Exploratory Research Design
(C) Descriptive Research Design (Correct Answer)
(D) Experimental Research Design

Question No.71 (Question Id - 92)
UN Conference on the Human Environment held at Stockholm in 1972 led to the
establishment of :

(A) World Commission on Environment and Development
(B) United Nations Environment Programme (Correct Answer)
(C) Kyoto Protocol
(D) Convention on Protection of Endangered species

Question No.72 (Question Id - 84)
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
(A) New Medievalism – Hadley Bull
(B) Complex Interdependence - Nye and Keohane
(C) Securitization Theory – Barry Buzan
(D) Transformationalist View of Globalization – Kenneth Waltz (Correct
Answer)

Question No.73 (Question Id - 32)
A deductive theory is one that :
(A) Allows theory to emerge out of the data
(B) Involves testing an explicitly defined hypothesis (Correct Answer)
(C) Allows for findings to feed back into the stock of knowledge
(D) Uses quantitative methods whenever possible

Question No.74 (Question Id - 16)

To study periodic changes in a particular situation in terms of years or decades, what
kind of research is most suitable ?

(A) Comparative Research
(B) Action Research
(C) Longitudinal Research (Correct Answer)
(D) Pure Research

Question No.75 (Question Id - 14)
‘European Stability Mechanism’, sometimes seen in the news, is an :
(A) agency created by EU to deal with the impact of millions of refugees arriving
from Middle East.

(B) agency of EU that provides financial assistance to eurozone countries.
(Correct Answer)
(C) agency of EU to deal with all the bilateral and multilateral agreements on trade.
(D) agency of EU to deal with the conflicts arising among the member countries.

Question No.76 (Question Id - 4)
The hegemony model is a variant :
(A) Liberalism
(B) Marxism (Correct Answer)
(C) Realism
(D) Liberal institutionalism

Question No.77 (Question Id - 27)
Ideal type, interpretative understanding and causal pluralism are the methodological
tools employed by :

(A) Karl Marx
(B) Karl Popper
(C) Max Weber (Correct Answer)
(D) David Easton

Question No.78 (Question Id - 74)
The International Development Association (IDA), a lending agency is administered by
the :
(A) UNIDO
(B) IMF
(C) IBRD (Correct Answer)
(D) UNDP

Question No.79 (Question Id - 80)
Which treaty deals with functioning of the EU ?
(A) Treaty of Rome (Correct Answer)
(B) Treaty of Lisbon
(C) Treaty of Amsterdam
(D) Maastricht Treaty

Question No.80 (Question Id - 6)
According to this theoretical perspective, non-state actors such as international
organizations are as important in international relations as state actors :

(A) Liberalism (Correct Answer)
(B) Realism
(C) Idealism
(D) Neo-Marxism

Question No.81 (Question Id - 41)
The purpose of ICSID which belongs to World Bank is to :
(A) reduce income disparities in developing countries.

(B) provide long term loans.
(C) solve disputes of international investors. (Correct Answer)
(D) accelerate infrastructure development in developing countries.

Question No.82 (Question Id - 59)
Which of the following international organisations has started the scheme “Partnership
for peace” for a group of nations ?

(A) ESCAP
(B) OPEC
(C) NATO (Correct Answer)
(D) OAU

Question No.83 (Question Id - 20)
Which one among the following is the primary source of data collection ?
(A) Newspaper reports
(B) Biographers
(C) Historical books
(D) Questionnaire (Correct Answer)

Question No.84 (Question Id - 97)
Liberals argue that anarchy can be overcome through the use of :
(A) military interventions
(B) elections
(C) institutions (Correct Answer)
(D) conflict

Question No.85 (Question Id - 13)
The term ‘Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership’ often appears in the news in
the context of the affairs of a group of countries known as

(A) G20
(B) ASEAN (Correct Answer)
(C) SCO
(D) SAARC

Question No.86 (Question Id - 72)
Which of the following organization gives away the “Crystal Awards” to artists who have
used their art to improve the state of the world ?

(A) WTO
(B) UNESCO
(C) World Economic Forum (Correct Answer)
(D) United Nations Environment Programme

Question No.87 (Question Id - 47)
Which of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
(A) Maastricht Treaty : European Union
(B) Rome Statute : International Criminal Court
(C) Yalta Conference : UNDHR (Correct Answer)
(D) Potsdam Conference : UNO

Question No.88 (Question Id - 98)
Complex interdependence differs significantly from realism by including :
(A) the primary role of the state
(B) power as the main driving force
(C) the single goal of hegemony
(D) multiple actors (Correct Answer)

Question No.89 (Question Id - 12)
‘Global Financial Stability Report’ is prepared by the :

(A) European Central Bank
(B) International Monetary Fund (Correct Answer)
(C) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(D) Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

Question No.90 (Question Id - 9)
With reference to the ‘Trans-Pacific Partnership’, consider the following statements :

A. It is an agreement among all the Pacific Rim countries except China and Russia.

B. It is a strategic alliance for the purpose of maritime security only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(A) A only (Correct Answer)
(B) B only
(C) Both A and B
(D) Neither A nor B

Question No.91 (Question Id - 34)
When a research problem is related to heterogeneous population, the most suitable
sampling method is :

(A) Random Sampling
(B) Cluster Sampling
(C) Stratified Sampling (Correct Answer)
(D) Quota Sampling

Question No.92 (Question Id - 89)
Liberal institutionalism shares three of the following views with realism. Which one is not
shared by liberal institutionalism ?

(A) War is inevitable
(B) Problem of insecurity
(C) Nature of international anarchy (Correct Answer)
(D) States are unitary, rational actor

Question No.93 (Question Id - 53)
Conference proceedings are considered as which type of documents ?
(A) Secondary
(B) Convectional
(C) Primary (Correct Answer)
(D) Tertiary

Question No.94 (Question Id - 63)
Which type of sampling is used when the universe of the study is very vast and where
few units are to be selected ?

(A) Quota Sampling
(B) Multi-Stage Sampling (Correct Answer)
(C) Purposive Sampling
(D) Convenient Sampling

Question No.95 (Question Id - 90)
Complex interdependence consists of :
(A) balance of power
(B) multiple channels of interaction (Correct Answer)
(C) state sovereignty
(D) anarchy

Question No.96 (Question Id - 26)

Which of the following variables cannot be expressed in quantitative terms ?
(A) Professional Attitude (Correct Answer)
(B) Numerical Aptitude
(C) Socio-economic Status
(D) Marital Status

Question No.97 (Question Id - 10)
‘Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres)’, often in the news, is :
(A) a division of World Health Organization
(B) a non-governmental international organization (Correct Answer)
(C) an inter-governmental agency sponsored by European Union
(D) a specialized agency of the United Nations

Question No.98 (Question Id - 46)
Cosmopolitanism literally means a belief in :
(A) World state (Correct Answer)
(B) World city
(C) World culture
(D) World economy

Question No.99 (Question Id - 54)
Who among the following is popularly described as the father of European Union ?
(A) Charles de Gaulle
(B) Jean Monnet (Correct Answer)
(C) Jean Paul Sartre
(D) Jacque Chirac

Question No.100 (Question Id - 82)
SAIEVAC is an apex body of SAARC. It is concerned with work related to :
(A) Children (Correct Answer)
(B) Employment
(C) Elections
(D) Industry and Commerce

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